
Citharichthys sordidus
Pacific Sanddab
As recorded: Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854)
Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Paralichthyidae
- Collected by
- U.S.S.S. "Albatross"
- Date
- 1887
- Locality
- Seattle
- Island
- Seattle
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Citharichthys sordidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1887. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 265 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Monterey Bay, CA, US
(c) David M. Hillis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
CA, US
(c) Alyssa Francom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
British Columbia, Canada
(c) Sebastián Pardo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
(c) Tamarind Harman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Brentwood Bay, Central Saanich, BC, CA
(c) plantash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Bear Cove, Sitka, AK, US
(c) pattonh02, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Citharichthys sordidus. BPBM 13. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36027768. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36027768 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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